Policies & Threats Related to Greenspaces
A draft report (8.3 MB) became available on May 3, 2016. The final report (9.2 MB) became available on September 7 and was the subject of a staff presentation (43 slides, 3.1 MB) at Planning Committee on September 13. It does not appear to vary much from the draft report. (The staff report is here.) The key finding remains that Ottawa has enough Employment Lands (read: Business Parks) to meet
Sunset Lakes Development Ltd. was the only OPA 150 appellant to explicitly appeal the prohibition of future country lot subdivisions (a.k.a. CLEs) to the Ontario Municipal Board. Following an April 2015 pre-hearing on the OPA 150 appeals, the Board ordered a consolidated hearing of Sunset Lakes’ appeals, including outstanding items related to pending applications for expansion of the Village of Greely. This hearing took place on Oct. 19-23, 2015. We
The Greenspace Alliance of Canada’s Capital has played an active role advocating for greenspace and environmental issues in the regular five year reviews of the Official Plan of the City of Ottawa. This page presents links to various activities and submissions made by GA in the 2012-2014 review leading up to the adoption of Official Plan Amendment 150 and its approval by the Ministry, including the process leading up to
12 March 2016 Today the Greenspace Alliance sent a letter to Council, urging it to appeal a Decision issued by the Ontario Municipal Board on February 23, 2016. The letter argues that the Decision has dire implications for Council’s control over land use planning, instead ceding the agenda to land owners. Moreover the Decision sets the stage for further abrogation of Council’s authority when hearings on the appeals of Official
OMB sides with Taggart/Walton — OPA 150 on hold (2 March 2016) Greenspace Alliance urges Council to appeal OMB Decision (12 March 2016) Sunset Lakes Development appeal (hearing: October 2015; decision: June 2016) Development Charges 2014 – 2017: The Untold Story LEAR review Employment Lands study (1) Employment Lands study (2) New projections for population, housing and jobs “OPA 2016” a.k.a OPA 180 (December 2016) The final stretch >>
2 March 2016 Six and a half months after a one-day hearing in early August 2015, the OMB (member R.G.M. Makuch) issued a decision dated February 23, 2016. Briefly, Taggart/Walton wanted the Board to allow the appeal of Official Plan Amendments 150, 140 and 141 in their entirety and order the City to expand the planning horizon to 2036, complete the LEAR review and the Employment Lands study, and do
27 January 2016 (updated 28 Jan; corrections made Jan 29.) At the adoption of the comprehensive review of the Official Plan (OPA 150) in November 2013, Council requested a review of Ottawa’s strategy on the amount and location of employment lands, to be completed in partnership with the development industry. Council also asked for a study of economic development opportunities and servicing possibilities at 400-series Highway interchanges, and referred several
May 12, 2015 Below and attached are some questions sent to Council in advance of its meeting of May 13, 2015. Links to a number of background documents are below the letter. Erwin ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Dear Members of Council, Re: LEAR Review Update Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee (ARAC) on May 7, 2015, approved without change the recommendations by staff regarding the terms of reference for a revived Advisory Committee for the
On Christmas Eve, reportedly literally wrapped as a Christmas present, the City delivered to the Ministry of Affairs and Housing what Council had approved on November 26 and confirmed in a by-law on December 11, 2013 – henceforth to be known as OPA 150. The Ministry now has 180 days to give Notice of any “Ministerial Modifications” it sees fit. It is quite likely that it will take only about
3 October 2013 (rev. 17 October, 21 January 2014) Following the tabling of a first draft of the proposed Official Plan Amendment on June 25, 2013, it became clear that there are three issues about which Councillors should hear the voice of citizens who are concerned that the City adopt sound environmental protection policies. In two of the three cases, staff has proposed a policy which will be beneficial
